Mild December Set to Push Europe to Warmest Year on Record
- Temperatures set to be above-normal for the time of year
- Bearish for natural gas amid above-average stockpiles
People stay cool in the water fountain in Berlin.
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December is forecast to be warmer than normal in Europe, possibly making 2015 the region’s hottest year on record.
Temperatures this month will be above normal for the time of year, according to all six weather forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg News. Average temperatures this year are poised to outstrip 2014 which, according to MDA Information Systems LLC in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was Europe’s warmest since the forecaster’s records began in 1981.